"HRW Slams UN Body for Anti-Israel Bias"

"This is what we call the pot calling the kettle black. Human Rights Watch is as guilty as the United Nations Human Rights Council in having an anti-Israel agenda," said Gerald Steinberg, who directs the Jerusalem-headquartered NGO Monitor, accused the rights organization of merely trying to deflect criticism, and charged that, "The Human Rights Council is simply following Human Rights Watchs lead."

"Watching the Watchers"

Under the guise of promoting universal human rights, many non-governmental organizations exploit their position of trust among governments, the media, academics and the public to promote a strongly anti-Israel agenda while paying little heed to egregious human rights violations in other parts of the world. NGO Monitor is attempting to right these wrongs...

Charles Jacobs, "Amnestys dirty little secret," The Jewish Advocate. Amnesty letter to the editor of the Jewish Advocate sent in response to this article. Gerald Steinberg letter to the editor of the Jewish Advocate sent in response to this article.

In two recent columns, Charles Jacobs argues that Amnesty International (Amnesty) is biased against Israel and indifferent to the suffering of people throughout the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Citing the self-titled "NGO Monitor", Jacobs concocts his argument by counting the number of reports and press releases on Israel, China and Sudan, and then concludes by hinting that Amnesty must be anti-Semitic. Both Jacobsmethodology and his conclusions are mistaken...

Charles Jacobs, "Amnestys Disproportion," The Jewish Advocate. Amnesty letter to the editor of the Jewish Advocate sent in response to this article. Gerald Steinberg letter to the editor of the Jewish Advocate sent in response to this article.

In two recent columns, Charles Jacobs argues that Amnesty International (Amnesty) is biased against Israel and indifferent to the suffering of people throughout the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Citing the self-titled "NGO Monitor", Jacobs concocts his argument by counting the number of reports and press releases on Israel, China and Sudan, and then concludes by hinting that Amnesty must be anti-Semitic. Both Jacobsmethodology and his conclusions are mistaken...

"Human Rights Watch vs. Human Rights"

Just three weeks after Hezbollah invaded Israel, kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and causing the deaths of eight others, Human Rights Watch issued a 49-page report about the war that had been ignited by this attack. The title of the report was Fatal Strikes: Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon. "Our research shows that Israel's claim that Hezbollah fighters are hiding among civilians does not explain, let alone justify, Israel's indiscriminate warfare," declared Kenneth Roth, executive director of the New York-based nongovernmental organization. "In some cases, these attacks constitute war crimes," the group concluded. Then it added the most damning charge of all: "In some instances, Israeli forces appear to have deliberately targeted civilians."

"NGOs and Arab Terrorism"

The Palestinian terror campaign has been accompanied by a parallel political strategy designed to label Israeli defensive actions as war crimes, excessive use of force, and violations of international law. In this massive use of soft power, the main combat troops are members of groups claiming to promote human rights or humanitarian assistance, known generally as civil society groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...

What is an NGO?

NGO Monitor defines NGOs as autonomous non-profit and non-party/politically-unaffiliated organizations that advance a particular cause or set of causes in the public interest.

"Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism" (UK)

The All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism was commissioned by John Mann MP, Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism. The terms of reference for the inquiry were: 1. To consider evidence on the nature of contemporary antisemitism 2. To evaluate current efforts to confront it 3. To consider further measures that might usefully be introduced

"Les debris de Durban, cinq ans plus tard"

Letter to Amnesty International from Prof. Eytan Gilboa of Bar Ilan University: Amnesty Report on Israel in Lebanon

There is ample evidence to suggest that Amnesty International and the branch in Israel, which means you, are systematically biased toward Israel (see the many excellent reports issued by NGO Monitor. Most of your reports on the conflicts Israel has been recently involved in are inaccurate, distorted and misleading. The last outrageous example is the report of your alleged Israeli war crimes in the recent Hezbollah initiated war in Lebanon. You have been very quick to publish the report on Israel, and you are saying that you will publish a report on Hezbollah at a future date...